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Fear Not: The Money

Fact: Study abroad is expensive.
Opinion: That’s probably why so many students - interested or not - pass on it.
Fact: There are a ton of scholarships out there that can get you on the next flight out.
Embarrassing admission: I’ve never gone for any of those scholarships m’self, but let’s take a look at your options, shall [...]

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Fear Not: The Danger

Watched the news recently? Cracked open a newspaper to scope out the world around you?
It’s a scary place, apparently. Drugs and war and violence and elephants — all very serious business, of course (maybe not the last bit), and all worth reporting, but all completely irrelevant for a budding study abroad-er. That’s a bold claim, [...]

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Fear Not: The Language Barrier

Or, y’know, don’t be afraid of anything.
That’s easier said than done, of course, but you know what? That’s a-okay! I’m here for you, ladies and gents, and I’ve come with the first part in that series I mentioned last week. You know, the time when I begged politely encouraged you to get off your butt [...]

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A Call to Action!

Or, more specifically, a call for all of you to get off your butts.
I say it with love. And a teensy bit of regret, facing as I am the dwindling days of my college career. In seven months I’ll be out in the real world, all the wiser for my time here, and all the [...]

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This Weekend Rocks: September 17-20

What to hear this weekend?
Friday: Jackyl’s southern rock at the Oklahoma State Fair.
Saturday: Jack Rose’s acoustic mastery at the Conservatory.

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